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<br /> liable for the result of any interpretation or decision ports as required by law or the Contract Documents.
<br /> rendered in good faith in such capacity, 2.4 The Owner shall furnish all legal, accounting and
<br /> 1.4.10 The Architect shall have authority to reject Work insurance counseling services as may be necessary at any
<br /> which does not conform to the Contract Documents,and time for the Project, including such auditing services as
<br /> will have authority to require special inspection or testing the Owner may require to verify the Contractor's Applica-
<br /> of the Work whenever,in the Architect's reasonable opin- - Lions for Payment or to ascertain how or for what pur-
<br /> ion, it is necessary or advisable for the implementation of poses the Contractor uses the moneys paid by the Owner.
<br /> the intent of the Contract Documents. 2.5 The services, information, surveys and reports re-
<br /> 1.4,11 The Architect shall review and approve or take- quired by Paragraphs 2.2 through 2.4 inclusive shall be
<br /> other appropriate action upon the Contractor's submittals furnished at the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall
<br /> such as Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples, but be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness
<br /> only for conformance with the design concept of the thereof.
<br /> Work and with the information given in the Contract 2.6 If the Owner observes or otherwise becomes aware
<br /> Documents. Such action shall be taken with reasonable • of any fault or defect in the Project or nonconformance
<br /> promptness so as to cause no delay. The Architect's ap- with the Contract Documents, prompt written notice
<br /> proval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an thereof shall be given by the Owner to the Architect.
<br /> assembly of which the item is a component. 2.7 The Owner shall furnish required information and
<br /> 1.4.12 The Architect shall prepare Change Orders for the shall render approvals and decisions as expeditiously as
<br /> Owner's approval and execution,and shall have authority necessary for the orderly progress of the Architect's serv-
<br /> to order minor changes in the Work not involving an ices and of the Work.
<br /> adjustment in the Contract Sum or an extension of the
<br /> Contract Time.
<br /> 1.4.13 The Architect shall conduct inspections to deter- ARTICLE mine the Dates of Substantial Completion and final com- CONSTRUCTION COST
<br /> pletion, and shall issue a final Certificate for Payment. 81 DEFINITION
<br /> 1.4.14 The extent of the duties,responsibilities and limita- 3,1.1 The Construction Cost shall be the total cost or
<br /> Lions o a authority yo of the Arc sht not as the Owner's ed r Pee- estimated cost to the Owner of all elements of the Project
<br /> tended without written consent of the Owner, the Con- designed or specified by the Architect.
<br /> tractor and the Architect. 3.1.2 The Construction Cost shall include at current mar-
<br /> ket rates, including a reasonable allowance for overhead
<br /> •1.5 ADDITIONAL SERVICES and profit, the cost of labor and materials furnished by
<br /> 1.5.1 Additional Services shall be provided if authorized the Owner and any equipment which has been designed,
<br /> or confirmed in writing by the Owner or if included in specified,selected or specially provided for by the Archi-
<br /> Article 10, and they shall be paid for by the Owner as tect.
<br /> provided in this Agreement. 3.1.3 Construction Cost does not include the compensa-
<br /> 1.5.2 If the Owner and the Architect agree that more tion of the Architect and the Architect's consultants, the
<br /> extensive representation at the site than is described in cost of the land, rights-of-way, or other costs which are
<br /> Paragraph 1.4 shall be provided, such additional project the responsibility of the Owner as provided in Article 2,
<br /> representation shall be provided and paid for as set forth 3.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST
<br /> in Article 10,
<br /> 3.2.1 It is recognized that neither the Architect nor the
<br /> 1,5 TIME Owner has control over the cost of labor, materials or
<br /> 1.6,1 The Architect shall perform services as expediti- equipment,over the Contractor's methods of determining
<br /> ously as is consistent with professional skill and care and bid prices, or over competitive bidding, market or nego-
<br /> the orderly progress of the Work. tiating conditions. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and
<br /> does not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated
<br /> ARTICLE 2 prices will not vary from any Statement of Probable Con-
<br /> THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES struction Cost or other cost estimate or evaluation pre-
<br /> pared by the Architect.
<br /> The following services and responsibilities, and 3.2.2 No fixed limit of Construction Cost shall be estab-
<br /> any others so indicated in Article 10, shall be un- fished as a condition of this Agreement by the furnishing,
<br /> dertaken by the Owner, proposal or establishment of a Project budget,unless such
<br /> 2,1 The Owner shall provide full information including fixed limit has been agreed upon in writing and signed by
<br /> a program, which shall set forth the Owner's design the parties hereto. If such a fixed limit has been estab-
<br /> objectives, constraints and criteria. lisped, the Architect shall be permitted to include con-
<br /> 2.2 The Owner shall furnish a legal description and a tingencies for design, bidding and price escalation,to de-
<br /> certified ]and survey of the site and the services of soil termine what materials, equipment, component systems
<br /> engineers or other consultants when such services are and types of construction are to be included in the Con-
<br /> deemed necessary by the Architect, tract Documents, to make reasonable adjustments in the
<br /> scope 2.3 The Owner shall furnish structural, mechanical, uments Alternate Bids to adjust the Construction Cosstoto
<br /> chemical and other laboratory tests, inspections and re- the fixed limit. Any such fixed limit shall be Increased in
<br /> 3 B151-1978 AIA DOCUMENT 6151 • ABBREVIATED OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT • JUNE 1978 EDITION • MA®
<br /> ®1978• THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS,1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON,D.C. 20006
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